Bottle breaking device



Jan. 25, 1955 w WAGNER 2,700,510

BOTTLE BREAKING DEVICE Filed June 12, 1953 I INVENTOR.

Mim /M5 M96714? United States atent BOTTLE BREAKING DEVICE William E.Wagner, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application June 12, 1953, Serial No. 361,291

1 Claim. (Cl. 241-99} My invention relates to bottle breaking devices,and more particularly to a bottle breaker without any moving parts.

lhe object of my invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed that is adjustable tor height, and depends on gravity for itsperformance.

Another object of my invention is to provide a bottle breakerconstructed in a manner to prevent the splattering or broken glass.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a bottle breaker thatguides the bottle, to insure its proper contact with the breaking anvil.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device that isvertically adjustable, for disengagement with the waste receptacle whenbroken glass particles are to be removed.

it is manifest that State and Federal laws require that bottles thatcontain alcoholic beverages must be broken when the contents have beenremoved. The device illustrated, specilied and claimed herein may beeasily installed, and permits ready disposition of the bottle withoutany hazard during the breaking operation.

Other and further ob ects of my invention will become more apparent asthe description proceeds when taken in conjunction with the drawing inwhich:

Figure l is a fragmentary, perspective view of the device mstalled in amanner to permit its disposable opening to be readily accessible aboveone floor of a building, and the breaking device to be located one floorbelow the main floor.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the device taken longitudinally.

rigure 3 is a lateral, cross-sectional view of the tube portion taken atthe line 3-3 in big. 2, showing the resilient members, for guiding thebottle, and

Figure 4 is a lateral, cross-sectional view of the hood at the bottom ofthe tube, taken at the line 44 in Fig. 2.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, and referring now to the same, the character shows amain tube into which is telescopically inserted an auxiliary tube 11.There is a hood 12 attached to the bottom of the auxiliary tube 11, anda cover 13 is shown at the top of the main tube 10. This cover 13 isshown as having a flange, so that it will center itself and readily fitinto the open top of the main tube 10, and a handle 14 is provided onthe cover 13 for its manipulation.

The main tube 10 is supported by the floor shown as 15 by means of afloor flange 16 which is attached to the main tube 10 by means ofattaching screws or rivets shown as 17, and the flange 16 is attached tothe floor 15 by means of the screws shown as 18. Obviously, there is anopening through the floor 15 through which the main tube 10 extends in avertical fashion.

The auxiliary tube 11 is provided with pins shown as 19 which engageelongated vertical slots shown as 20 in the main tube 10. These slots 20are long enough to permit raising and lowering the auxiliary tube 11,thereby raising the hood, or bell 12, out of and into engagement with areceptacle shown as 21, which is employed for retaining the brokenparticles of glass as the bottle is broken, and in this manner byraising and lowering the hood, or hell 12, the receptacle 21 may beremoved from below the hood 12, and the particles of glass may then bedisposed of.

The auxiliary tube 11 is equipped with resilient guides 22 which arebent inwardly, and are attached at their top 23 to the inside face ofthe auxiliary tube 11, and

extend downward to guide the bottle which is shown as 24 in phantom inFig. 2 as it drops through the main tube 10 and auxiliary tube 11 tocome in contact with an anvil shown as 25 which is shown supportedcentrally by means of arms 26 within the inside or the hood, or bellportion 12. Obviously, this anvil 25 may be of any shape or contour, andbeing centrally disposed and suspended by means of the arms 26 on thehood 12, it will be in direct alignment with the center of the main tube10 and auxiliary tube 11, and as the bottle 24 comes in contact with theresihent guide members 22 it will be guided in vertical fashion, so thatthe bottom of the bottle 24 comes in contact with the anvil 25 which,obviously, is of hardened material, and thus cause the bottle to breakand the portions of the broken glass to be scattered within the hood, orbell 12, between the supports 20, and linaily be disposed within thereceptacle 21.

Obviously, the shape or the hood 12 prevents the particles or glass frombeing brought upward during the breaking operation.

in operation, the main tube 10 which extends through the floor 1:5 maybe placed in any suitable place as, ror instance, under the bar in atavern, or in any other convement location, and by removing the cover 13it is only necessary to drop the bottle 24 into the main tube 10, andthe bottle will be guided through the tubes 10 and 11, and be guided bymeans of the resilient guide members 22, so that the center of thebottom or the bottle 24 comes in contact with the anvil 2a which 18 indirect alignment with the center of the tubes 10 and 11, and thus make adirect contact for breaking the bottle, and the particles or glass canpass between the supports 26 into the receptacle 21.

The device is exceedingly simple, and may be constructed to n't anyrequirement for installation, and inasmuch as the bottle is broken dueto the dropping by gravity onto the anvil, the receptacle may be placedin the basement of the tavern from where it may be easily removed to beemptied.

While 1 have shown a particular arrangement of the parts constituting mydevice, 1 am fully cognizant of the fact that many changes in the formand coniiguration of the component parts may be made without anectingits operativeness, the spirit of my invention, or the scope of theappended claim.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent in the United States is:

A bottle breaking device of the character described comprising alongitudinal vertical main tube, a flange secured to the outside of saidtube for seating engagement upon a floor surface when said tube isextended through an opening formed in the floor surface, an auxiliaryvertical tube telescopically engaged in the lower end of said mainvertical tube, said main vertical tube being provided with verticallydisposed slots adjacent the lower end thereof for slidably receivingpins of said auxiliary tube for support thereof in the lowermostposition of said slots, a plurality of elongated resilient guide memberssecured at the upper ends thereof to the interior of said auxiliary tubeadjacent the lower end thereof, a bellshaped hood secured to the lowerend of said auxiliary tube and presenting the open end thereof in adownward diredtion, transverse arms secured upon the interior of saidbell-shaped hood, an anvil secured upon said arms, said anvil having aconical upwardly disposed surface, the apex of which is in directvertical alignment with said elongated resilient guide members and anopen ended collection receptacle receiving said bell-shaped hoodtherewithin.

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